At The Pure Candle, we take pride in making our candles with soy and 100% pure essential oils for a luxury, but also a natural experience. Most notably used for aromatherapy, essential oils are packed full of benefits for both your mental and physical health. Extracted from leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, herbs, brushes, shrubs and trees through distillation, nature’s miracle workers have been used for medicinal and healing purposes for thousands of years. Each of our candles are made with a different combination of essential oils with distinctive health benefits.

When browsing through our collections, you may find key ingredients such as Lavender, Lemongrass, Vanilla and Lemon. But did you know each of these oils have benefits on their own? Take a look at some of the key essential oils found in The Pure Candle collection and how they can benefit your health and home:

Properties: Sage essential oil is normally considered an antifungal, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antiseptic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, cholagogue and choleretic. It is also commonly used as a cicatrisant, depurative, digestive, disinfectant, emenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, laxative, and a stimulant substance.

Health benefits: It has been used to neutralize the effects of free radicals and other oxidants, and it repairs damages due to oxidation, while enhancing the libido and promoting sexual arousal. Furthermore, it inhibits the growth of cancerous cells, reduces fever, fights depression and uplifts mood, soothes inflammation and reduces nervous disorders, promotes sleep, and reduces the stress and anxiety through its soothing qualities.

Properties: This type of essential oil is an antiseptic, antispasmodic, cytophylactic, depurative, sedative, stomachic and tonic type of substance.

Health benefits: It is commonly used to protect against sepsis, relax spasms, promote growth and regeneration of cells, while also purifying the blood, soothing inflammation and reducing nervous disorders.

Health benefits: It is commonly used in the treatment of pain relief, as a way to induce numbness, protect against sepsis, reduce milk flow and discharge, relax spasm, strengthen gums, stop hair loss, and lifts skin. Also, it induces firmness in muscles, stops hemorrhaging, removes gas, is good for brain and memory health, and promotes bile discharge, clears congestion and eases breathing. Furthermore, peppermint essential oil relieves obstructed menstruation, expels phlegm & catarrh, reduces fever, is good for the liver, nerves, and stomach, while promoting perspiration and slight contraction of the blood vessels.